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India's Greatest Story: A brief introduction to the Mahabharata

Friends of the Oriental Museum lecture by Dr Brian Black, Lancaser University.
In the Oriental Museum in Durham there is a 16th century manuscript depicting a scene from the Mahabharata.
What is going on in this scene? What is the Mahabharata? What is its importance within Hinduism and Indian culture? What is the relevance of the Mahabharata in India today?

Join Brian Black, lecturer in religious studies at Lancaster University, to get to know the story behind a treasured artefact in Durham's Oriental Museum.